Synonyms for deceive
dɪˈsiv

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deceive, lead on, delude, cozen(verb)

   be false to; be dishonest with

   Synonyms:
   betray, lead astray, cozen, lead on, delude

   Antonyms:
   undeceive

2. deceive, betray, lead astray(verb)

   cause someone to believe an untruth

   "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

   Synonyms:
   cuckold, cheat on, lead astray, misguide, grass, bewray, delude, give away, lead on, betray, shit, stag, shop, cozen, mislead, misdirect, wander, rat, cheat, denounce, tell on, snitch, sell, fail, lead off

   Antonyms:
   undeceive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.33 / 6 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deceive

   Synonyms:
   trick, cheat, beguile, delude, gull, dupe, take in, over reach, mislead, betray, ensnare, entrap, circumvent

   Antonyms:
   enlighten, advise, illumine, guide, disabuse, undeceive, deliver

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. truthful

   telling the truth

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

2. beguile

   beguile second meaning is cheating

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. deceive(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, hood-wink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one's eyes

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deceive(v)

   Synonyms:
   delude, beguile, mislead, gull, impose upon, dupe, circumvent, hoodwink, bamboozle

   Antonyms:
   undeceive, disillusionize, disabuse

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "deceive":

   mislead, delude, fool, cheat, hoodwink, disappoint, defraud

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How to use deceive in a sentence?

1. John Yarmuth:

   Rather than being honest and responsible about his budgeting, The President is choosing to deceive the American public yet again.

2. Madame Swetchine:

   We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

3. Anuj Somany:

   A person who can actually understand and identify the people who often deceive and bluff , even slight indication is enough; but those whose mind is empty or heart is dirty, it is not only tough but impossible to convince them as even the foolproof evidence against the liar/sweet talker is trashed by them as worthless stuff.

4. Alex Stamos:

   The IRA has consistently used inauthentic accounts to deceive and manipulate people. It’s why we remove every account we find that is linked to the organization—whether linked to activity in the U.S, Russia or elsewhere.

5. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

   Oh what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive / But when by chance our deception proves true / The web we've wove is burst clear through

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